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+from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+
+module_poopt = Extension('poopt',
+                    sources = ['src/pooptmodule.c'])
+
+setup (name = 'BuildLines',
+       version = '0.0.1',
+       description = 'Poezio Optimizations',
+       ext_modules = [module_poopt],
+       author = 'Florent Le Coz',
+       author_email = 'louiz@louiz.org',
+       long_description = """
+       a python3 module for poezio, used to replace some time-critical
+       python functions that are too slow. If compiled, poezio will use this module,
+       otherwise it will just use the equivalent python functions.
+       """)